The fire aboard the Project 11435 aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has killed at least two. Lev Fedoseyev/TASS
Forbes: Fire That Scorched Russian Carrier Could Happen At U.S. Navy Shipyards, Too
A fatal shipyard fire has ravaged Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, an obsolete ship whose many troubles are regularly mocked by naval observers. Taking pleasure in a rival’s pain is a natural thing, but this latest Russian safety debacle should be a wake-up call for America’s busy naval shipyards.
It is far easier for American observers to dismiss the Admiral Kuznetsov fire as a Russian “thing”—just another consequence of Russia’s dysfunctional safety culture. But America’s shipyard safety record isn’t something to gloat over. Back in 2012, America lost a far more valuable asset, the multi-billion dollar attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755), because a shipyard worker, eager to leave work early, set the sub on fire.
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WNU Editor: This major fire destroyed a U.S. attack submarine .... Navy Unprepared for Arson Fire on Nuclear Sub USS Miami: Report (NBC).
